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Pterelectroma

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Electroma (Pterelectroma) was named by Iredale (1939) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8575].

It was reranked as Pterelectroma by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).

It was assigned to Electroma by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Pteriidae by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Electroma (Pterelectroma) Iredale
1980Pterelectroma Vokes p. 37
1998Electroma (Pterelectroma) Lamprell and Healy p. 102
2002Pterelectroma Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusPterelectroma(Iredale 1930)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Pterelectroma Iredale 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available